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U.S. Representative — Georgia's 7th District

Richard McCormick

Republican · Georgia

Republican U.S. Representative for Georgia's 7th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (37 on record)

  • H.R.9991 — To amend section 102 of the Revised Statutes of the United States to provide that a person who refuses to answer certain questions or is finally convicted of perjury before either House of Congress shall be debarred from Federal employment, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • H.R.9919 — Ban Birth Tourism Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9755 — Biotechnology Diplomacy Leadership Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 16, 2026)
  • H.R.8938 — Biotechnology Workforce Alignment Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 20, 2026)
  • H.R.8580 — Forestry Protection Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 29, 2026)
  • H.R.8455 — Make DC Square Again Act (Introduced, Apr 22, 2026)
  • H.Res.1195 — Supporting the designation of May as "National Myositis Awareness Month". (Introduced, Apr 20, 2026)
  • H.R.8269 — CLEAR LABELS Act (Introduced, Apr 14, 2026)

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Yea on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Aye on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • H.R.2705 — Nuclear Family Priority Act (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
  • H.R.9909 — Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operational Test, Evaluation, and Training Corridor Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
  • H.R.9780 — To direct the Secretary of Defense to meet certain requirements relating to the divestment, preservation, and inventories of A-10 aircraft, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
  • H.R.8856 — Stop Gang Violence Act (Introduced, May 15, 2026)
  • H.R.7618 — American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
  • H.R.2102 — Major Richard Star Act (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
  • H.R.8779 — PBM Act (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
  • H.R.8791 — IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act (Introduced, May 13, 2026)

Voting analysis

Richard McCormick voted for a bill designating Haiti for temporary protected status — the third Republican in these rankings to cross on that measure, and the only one of the three not from a Florida district shaped by Caribbean migration.

4.1%
Votes against the Republican majority
219
Roll calls where a party majority formed
91 of 218
Rank among House Republicans, most defections first

Mostly voting bills down

His other departures run the opposite way. He opposed a children's online safety act, a marine conservation reauthorisation, a fuel retailing bill, an animal welfare measure and higher education access for territorial students — five completed bills his own conference carried. Two amendment votes and a failed rotorcraft measure complete the record.

All 9 roll calls where Richard McCormick voted against the House Republican majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 258		Jul 21, 2026Agreed toAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8595
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 241		Jul 15, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.7757
KIDS Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 228		Jun 29, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.2860
Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 196		Jun 3, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.1346
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
On Passage · roll call 164		May 13, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.1689
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status
On Passage · roll call 120		Apr 16, 2026PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.4294
MAWS Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 88		Mar 17, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.6472
Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 82		Mar 4, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
S.2503
ROTOR Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 72		Feb 24, 2026FailedYea (party: Nay)

Below the Georgia Republicans

Measured against the other Georgia Republicans in the House, McCormick's rate falls under the group figure.

Among the 9 Republicans in the Georgia delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 4.5%. Richard McCormick is below that average at 4.1%.

What he legislates on

He chairs the science committee's investigations and oversight subcommittee, and international affairs lead his classified filings. One bill would bar from federal employment anyone who refuses to answer questions before either House of Congress or is convicted of perjury there — a proposal about the enforceability of congressional testimony, from a member who runs an investigative panel. The others cover birth tourism, rotorcraft, forestry protection and a District of Columbia measure.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Richard McCormick's cluster into: International Affairs (10), Health (5), Armed Forces and National Security (4), Foreign Trade and International Finance (3), Immigration (3), Government Operations and Politics (2).

57
Bills sponsored
545
Bills cosponsored

Of the 37 most recent of those, 33 currently sit at Introduced.

Tenure and attendance

Two terms leave him mid-scale on the tenure measure, and he is rarely absent.

First elected in 2023, now serving across 2 terms. Richard McCormick falls in the mid cohort.

0.5%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
1
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Richard McCormick has 57 bills sponsored, 545 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Armed Services
  • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
  • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
  • House Committee on Armed Services: Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation
  • House Committee on Armed Services: Tactical Air and Land Forces
  • House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation
  • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Investigations and Oversight (Chair)
  • House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Space and Aeronautics

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